The Magic Portal

Softly gleaming snow-globes,

Dancing iridescence on the walls of my home.

I’ve always known they were magic portals,

To a land of sparkling crystal snow.

Placing one in the sunlight,

I watched it limpidly glow.

Then I took a deep breath and dived right in,

To a wonderland I’d always vaguely known.

I landed on a large, cool snowflake,

And flew away in the air to explore.

Trees of candy and holly bloomed,

In that icy, mystical world.

I tasted snow formed from white chocolate,

And listened to glass angels’ tales of lore.

I rode on wooden reindeers around the kingdom,

To see the luminescent ice crystals kept in store.

The sunlight was tinged with magic,

Like the shining colours of a rainbow,

My adventure felt like a daydream,

From which I never wanted to return home.

But time slipped out of my grasp,

And it was soon time to go,

I woke up holding my mysterious snow-globe,

Yearning for something more.